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A hot iron does not chemically press out wrinkles. This is a physical process. The fiber of the material being ironed which is full of wrinkles, and it responds to the heat and/or steam generated by the iron. This makes the fibers more pliable and soft(er), and with the weight of the iron and the back and forth motion, it flattens the wrinkle.

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